William Hibbs, III

1700 - 1789  (89 years)

• Name	William Hibbs
  Suffix	III
  Birth	1700	Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	12 Sep 1785	Bucks Co, PA   [2]
  	Recorded 3/4/1789 in Will Book 5, p. 125, file #2201
  Death	31 Jan 1789	Byberry, Philadelphia Co, PA   [3]
  Findagrave.com	22 Jul 2019
  	See Notes
  Burial	Unknown - presumably Bucks Co, PA  [1]
  Person ID	I270	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Hibbs, Jr,   b. 23 Jan 1665, Gloucestershire Co, England d. Between 28 Sep 1708 and 05 Mar 1709, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Howell,   b. 11 Nov 1662, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA d. Between 13 Jun and 30 Aug 1737, Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	02 Feb 1686	Philadelphia Co, PA   [2]
  	Abington Monthly Meeting
  Notes	- married at the Home of John Hart, Cheltenham, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co, PA
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Carter-xx,   b. Abt 1711, Bucks Co, PA
  Marriage	02 Apr 1728	Middletown, Bucks Co, PA   [4, 5]
  Notes	Children: dau Susannah Hibbs 1/22/1728 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - d. in infancy - ** See birth record journal ** dau Hannah Hibbs 6/6/1730 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - 4/22/1777 Byberry, PA ** some say she died in infancy? ** - ** See birth record journal ** - on 9/18/1750 in Philadelphia, PA married James Cooper 1721 Byberry, PA - ** See marriage record later ** - may be the Hannah Hibbs who m. James COOPER and was the grandmother of the author James Fennimore Cooper 1789-1851 - or could be the Hannah Hibbs - sister to William Hibbs, III --- but I think dau rather than sister is more likely dau Phebe Hibbs 4/14/1732 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - bef 1804 - ** See birth record journal ** - common law wife of Thomas Nelson - d. 1753 - son of Henry Nelson 1680 Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, UK - 1744 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA and Alice Wildman 4/6/1687 Lancashire, England, UK - 1745 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - will of Thomas Nelson written 6/4/1753 and recorded 8/4/1753 Bucks Co, PA -- file #834 - Book 2 - p.261 - ** See documents ** - in the will of Thomas NELSON of Middletown, dated 4 June 1753, pr. 4 Aug. 1753, left bequests to "friend Phebe Hibbs daughter of William Hibbs and her son Valentine Nelson, alias Hibbs and any child or children of hers begat by me" also Naomi Nelson alias WILDMAN, daughter of Hannah Wildman; and sister Ann WILSON "as long as she remains Ann Wilson or goes to live with her husband again"; Thomas gave real estate to Valentine Nelson alias Hibbs.[25] Friends minuted that Phebe's behavior was "so disagreeable to truth that friends can do nothing but testify against her", 2/2m/1752.[26] Eight years later, still unmarried, Phebe brought a paper condemning her action, but after consideration, and consultation with the men, it was not accepted.[27] son Valentine Hibbs Nelson 6/1753 Bucks Co, PA - 7/1790 Bucks Co, PA - file #2288 - Book 5 - p.246 - never married - will of Valentine Hibbs Nelson dated 4/17/1773 and recorded 7/8/1790 in Bucks Co, PA - ** See documents ** - in his will he names his mother Phoebe Kinsey and Joseph Smith, John Kinsey, and George Kinsey Jr as sons of Phoebe Kinsey - on 12/4/1760 in Bucks Co, PA married Joseph Smith 11/1/1721 - 1764 son Joseph Smith Jr 1761 Bucks Co, PA - on 5/2/1765 in Bucks Co, PA married George Kinsey abt 1728 son Abraham Kinsey 3/1/1766 Bucks Co, PA - died in infancy - bef 1773 - not mentioned in half-brother Valentine Hibbs Nelson's will son John KInsey 1767 Bucks Co, PA son George Kinsey 1769 Bucks Co, PA dau Sarah Hibbs 3/4/1734 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - d. aft 5/4/1780 - ** See birth record journal ** - on 4/28/1763 married Peter Blaker - they moved to VA - it may have been this Sarah who paid a substitute fine for her brother, a breach of Friends' peace witness. Her paper acknowledging and condemning her action was accepted by Friends 4/5m/1780.[28] son Joseph Blaker 1764 Bucks Co, PA -- disowned by church 10/27/1800 for joining the military son Abraham Blaker 1766 Bucks Co, PA -- disowned by church 10/27/1800 for joining the military son Amos Blaker 1768 Bucks Co, PA -- disowned by church 8/26/1799 for profanity and offers to fight son David Blaker 1770 Bucks Co, PA -- disowned by church 03/30/1801 for joining the military son William Hibbs Jr (IV) 12/22/1735-1737 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - d. aft 9/12/1785 (date father wrote his will) - ** See birth record journal ** - disowned 2/9m/1756 for highway robbery - See below - in 1757 married Ruth Blaker - dau of John Blaker - son of Peter Blaker and Ruth Buckman - they moved to VA son Valentine Hibbs 1777 - 5/1845 - on 5/28/1798 in Loudon Co, VA married Margaret Lyons - dau of John Lyons - ** See marriage record later ** son William V Hibbs 1800 Wheeling, WVA - on 8/27/1822 in Harrison Co, OH married Sarah Hollett dau Mary Hibbs son James 1801 son James Hibbs 12/7/1737 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - 12/25/1815 Numidia, Columbia Co, PA - ** See birth record journal ** - on 4/21/1762 married Sarah Blaker 1741-1816 - ** See marriage record later ** - they moved to Columbia, NC ?? NC? -- Columbia Co, PA? - ** See their findagrave page later ** son Jason Hibbs 1765-1838 dau Ann Hibbs 11/12/1739 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - ** See birth record journal ** - married Ralph Smith - d. 1781 - they moved to NC & SC dau Mary Hibbs 1743 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - on 12/22/1763 married David Kinsey son Benjamin 1746 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - 9/25/1815 - on 11/24/1718 married Sarah Ann Hicks Worstall 1755 - 10/30/1846 son Nehemiah 1748 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - bef 9/12/1785 (date father wrote his will) son Benjamin Hibbs b. 1767-1785 son William Hibbs b. 1767-1785 son Isaac Hibbs b. 1767-1785 dau Hester Hibbs b. 1767-1785 - in 1767 married Rebecca S ??? - married Esther Staats dau Abigail 1750 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - in 1769 married ??? Parsons dau Susannah Hibbs 1753 Middletown, Bucks Co, PA - 11/27/1836 - d. bet 7/8/1832 - 2/1/1841 Bucks Co, PA - in 1778 married Joseph Worstall 1/13/1750 Bucks Co, PA - son of John Worstall 9/4/1722 and Mary Higgs 1720 - 8/1808 - son of John Worstall and Elizabeth Wildman - dau of James Higgs and Elizabeth Andrews - he wrote his will 7/8/1832 and it was probated 2/1/1841 in Bucks Co, PA son Joseph Worstall - d. 4/1/1856 - in 1808 married Jane Heston dau Sarah Ann Worstall - married Jacob Hibbs son Edward H Worstall - was a tanner dau Hannah C Worstall - married P Scarbro son Joseph Worstall son Isaac H Worstall - was a farmer and ex-county treasurer of Bucks Co, PA dau Mary Worstall dau Ann Worstall - married ??? Smith son Amos T Worstall son James Worstall dau Sarah Worstall - on 11/17/1803 married Edward Hicks 4/2/1780 - 8/23/1849 - son of Isaac Hicks and Catharine Hicks - dau of Col. Edward Hicks and Violetta Ricketts ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-RJMK Name: William Hibbs **** Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 02 Feb 1728 ** actually Apr 2 1728 ** Event Place: , Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States **** Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Married Previous Wife's Name: Race: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Father's Name: Mother's Name: Maternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Name: Ann Carter **** Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Paternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandfather's Name: Note: Page: Record Number: Reference ID: GS Film Number: 000823996 Digital Folder Number: 004034497 Image Number: 00552 Citing this Record "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-RJMP : accessed 15 November 2018), William Hibbs and Ann Carter, 02 Feb 1728; citing , Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,996. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRV8-6XT Name: Valentine Hibbs **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Margaret Lyons **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 28 May 1798 **** Event Place: , Loudoun, Va. **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: John Lyons **** Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86880-7 System Origin: Virginia-VR GS Film number: 0032373 Reference ID: 2:3Z25NPR Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRV8-6XT : 11 February 2018), Valentine Hibbs and Margaret Lyons, 28 May 1798; citing , Loudoun, Va., reference 2:3Z25NPR; FHL microfilm 32,373. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-PQT4 Name: James Cooper Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Sep 1750 Event Place: Christ Church Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Married Previous Wife's Name: Race: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Father's Name: Mother's Name: Maternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Name: Hannah Hibbs **** Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Paternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandfather's Name: Note: Page: Record Number: Reference ID: GS Film Number: 000823996 Digital Folder Number: 004034497 Image Number: 00040 Citing this Record "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-PQT4 : accessed 16 June 2019), James Cooper and Hannah Hibbs, 18 Sep 1750; citing Christ Church Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,996. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 8/26/2019 James Hibbs Birth: 7 Oct 1737 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 25 Dec 1815 (aged 78) Burial: Roaring Creek Quaker Cemetery, Numidia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial #: 129500742 Bio: Son of William Hibbs and Ann Carter. Husband of Sarah Blaker. Family Members Spouse Sarah Blaker Hibbs 1741-1816 Children Jason Hibbs 1765-1838 Created by: RoadRunner (47320165) Added: 9 May 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129500742/james-hibbs Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 August 2019), memorial page for James Hibbs (7 Oct 1737–25 Dec 1815), Find A Grave Memorial no. 129500742, citing Roaring Creek Quaker Cemetery, Numidia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by RoadRunner (contributor 47320165) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-RK1R Name: James Hibbs Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Apr 1762 Event Place: Wrightstown, Wrightstown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Event Place (Original): Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Sarah Blaker **** Spouse's Gender: Female Reference ID: P 279 GS Film Number: 823996 Digital Folder Number: 004034497 Image Number: 00579 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01624-8 System Origin: EASY Record Number: 25 Citing this Record "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-RK1B : 6 February 2020), Sarah Blaker in entry for James Hibbs, 1762. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 1700 - Byberry Township, Philadelphia Co, PA Marriage - 02 Apr 1728 - Middletown, Bucks Co, PA Will - Recorded 3/4/1789 in Will Book 5, p. 125, file #2201 - 12 Sep 1785 - Bucks Co, PA Death - 31 Jan 1789 - Byberry, Philadelphia Co, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 7/22/2019 William Hibbs Birth: 1700 Death: 31 Jan 1789 (aged 88–89) Burial: Unknown, Specifically: Unknown ??** so where did tombstone picture come from? Memorial #: 17165518 Bio: William was a first-generation American, born to English immigrant William Hibbs Jr. and Hannah Howell (aka Hannah Houl). William was born in Byberry Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony. His siblings were: Joseph (b. 1688); Jonathon (b. 1689); Sarah (b. 1692); (Phoebe, b. 1697, m. Paul Blaker); Jacob (b. 1699); Hannah (b. 1702); and Jeremiah (b. 1706/08). Some sources claim that William had another sister, also named Hannah, who was born before 1702 and died in infancy.William III died on January 31, 1789, in Pennsylvania, USA. I have no marriage or burial information on William III. If you do, please e-mail me. Family Members Parents William Hibbs 1665-1711 Siblings Joseph Hibbs 1688-1762 ?? top of tombstone says 'Our Only Son' - but he has bros?? Jonathon Hibbs 1689-Unknown Sarah Hibbs Cooper 1692-1769 Jacob Hibbs 1699-1734 Created by: Kathy Riley Williams (46570710) Added: 26 Dec 2006 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17165518/william-hibbs Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 July 2019), memorial page for William Hibbs (1700–31 Jan 1789), Find A Grave Memorial no. 17165518, ; Maintained by Kathy Riley Williams (contributor 46570710) Unknown, who reports a Unknown. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~paxson/balderston/Hibbs.html William Hibbs, b. 1699/1700; said to have d. 31 Jan. 1789, but this seems rather to be the date of his son's death; m. between 7/1m/1727 and 4/2m/1727/8 in Middletown MM Ann CARTER.[23] Because William1 had died when William2 was still a very young lad, when he grew up and had a son he was called William Senior, and his son William Jr. Children of William and Ann (Carter):[24] a) Susanna Hibbs3, b. 22/11m/1728; b) Hannah Hibbs, b. 6/4[?]m/1730; may be the Hannah Hibbs who m. James COOPER and was the grandmother of the author James Fennimore Cooper. c) Phebe Hibbs, b. 14/2m/1732; in the will of Thomas NELSON of Middletown, dated 4 June 1753, pr. 4 Aug. 1753, left bequests to "friend Phebe Hibbs daughter of William Hibbs and her son Valentine Nelson, alias Hibbs and any child or children of hers begat by me" also Naomi Nelson alias WILDMAN, daughter of Hannah Wildman; and sister Ann WILSON "as long as she remains Ann Wilson or goes to live with her husband again"; Thomas gave real estate to Valentine Nelson alias Hibbs.[25] Friends minuted that Phebe's behavior was "so disagreeable to truth that friends can do nothing but testify against her", 2/2m/1752.[26] Eight years later, still unmarried, Phebe brought a paper condemning her action, but after consideration, and consultation with the men, it was not accepted.[27] d) Sarah Hibbs, b. 4/1m/1734; it may have been this Sarah who paid a substitute fine for her brother, a breach of Friends' peace witness. Her paper acknowledging and condemning her action was accepted by Friends 4/5m/1780.[28] e) William Hibbs, Jr. b. 2/10m/1735; disowned 2/9m/1756 for highway robbery. See below. f) James Hibbs, b. 7/10m/1737; d. d. 31 Jan. 1789 In his will, dated 12/9m/1785, he identified himself as William Jr. of Northampton township. He did not name his wife. Son Benjamin was made executor. William named his son Nehemiah's children; and his own sons James and William, and daughters Anna WORSTALL, Abigail PARSONS, and Ann SMITH.[29] **********?? this is the father's will - not James's ??********** g) Ann Hibbs, b. 12/9m/1739; The Middletown Monthly Meeting overseers reported that a complaint was brought against William Hibbs Sr. by Margaret THORNTON for refusing to settle long-standing accounts with her and her late husband Joseph, 6/2m/1755; they were reported settled 6/3m/1755.[30] Later that year William Hibbs Jr. was accused by John WILLIAMS of robbing him on the road at night. William Jr. denied the robbery, and came to monthly meeting but was unable to clear himself. Friends decided 4/12m/1755 that a testimony needed to be made explicitly explaining that because of behavior so inconsistent with Friends' principles, William Jr. could no longer be owned as a Friend. The following month a testimony was read, approved, and ordered to be delivered to William Jr., along with acquainting him of his right to appeal to the quarterly meeting. At the next monthly meeting, 4/3m/1756, it was reported that the testimony had been delivered and William Jr. intended to appeal. But he didn't go to Quarterly Meeting to make his appeal, so "the meeting's judgment stands", Abington minuted in 2/9m/1756. The final step was reading the testimony after meeting for worship, and at the meeting 7/10m/1756 it was reported to have been accomplished. In the meantime, on 6/11m/1755 William Sr. was asked to come to the next monthly meeting on account of his son. But when William Sr. didn't show up, a committee was named to speak to him, 4/12m/1755. They reported back that William Sr. said he would come but he was ill. Friends thought a testimony ought to be drawn up and delivered to William Hibbs Sr., who said he didn’t mean to countenance his son's disorder or to slight the meeting, 5/2m/1756. So apparently this acknowledgment was sufficient and the charges were dropped.[31] A few years later the overseers reported that William [presumably Sr. since Jr was disowned] Hibbs "in public railed and villified holy men recorded in the scriptures of Truth". Friends agreed that a testimony be prepared, 4/1m/1759; the testimony was signed, and William said he would not appeal, 1/2m/1759; the testimony was reported read, 3m/1759.[32] William is in the Northampton tax duplica -- ** evidently truncated ** -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S43] Military documents. [S18] Birth Record Journal. [S46] See Documents. [S48] See Notes.